Who does DIVA play to?
Posted on March 12th, 2008 – 12:00 PMBy Sara Glassman
I don’t have much more to say about DIVA this year. This year’s event got an injection of energy, but it was kind of all over the place. One high-profile guest, called the show “fractured.”
It was a confusing mix of catering to the $10,000 tables and the $40 “wanderer” viewers some four floors above. The mix of scantily clad, glitter-covered models and auctioning off $15,000 packages was a little schizophrenic in its execution.
I wasn’t convinced that the first floor enjoyed all of the performances. The most exciting moment of the show was when a guest in neon pink, skin-tight, bum-exposing pleather stormed across the stage as though he/she was a designer. (You can see this person in the background of the above photo.)
Speaking of designers, the collections seemed scaled back. Some were good, some were bad, some were really bad. However, there was no information about how or where to find these clothes, if someone wanted to, say, scoop up a dress or suit for next year’s event. That is ultimately how you support local design, while also supporting HIV/AIDS-related organizations.
2 Responses to "Who does DIVA play to?"
Well said Sarah. The show did seem fractured - it would have me for a moment, and lose me the next (and not because I was hobnobbing either). Plus, I have to say the real fashion show seemed to play out amongst the crowd, not on the runway. The dress Pather Yang actually wore herself, was my favorite look of the entire show.
Holy Robert Palmer!
In the words of Christian:
“I’d like to do some stabbin”
